New Zealand Post is issuing a set of stamps to celebrate the release of the second film in The Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The set of six stamps individually depict Thorin (70c), Tauriel […]
by Arwen × on October 20, 2013 at 9:04 pm ×
In to reading? The Middle-earth News staff love to curl up to a good book any chance we can get, so when we saw these The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug bookmarks, we had to […]
by Alice × on October 20, 2013 at 6:21 am ×
A new poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, featuring the Elves of Mirkwood: Thranduil, Legolas and Tauriel, can be purchased online at Poster Revolution. The same stunning poster can also be found as […]
by Alice × on October 18, 2013 at 4:08 am ×
Orlando Bloom has been talking about his reaction to stepping back into Middle-earth in an interview with Collider.com, “It was sheer joy. It was also a little bit of, “Oh, my word.” This is ten […]
by Alice × on October 16, 2013 at 1:30 pm ×
Exclusive new banner art for #TheHobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! For a closer look, visit http://t.co/N5mLYSyuOO pic.twitter.com/0btCH1vVEL — The Hobbit (@TheHobbitMovie) October 16, 2013 The Hobbit Movie Twitter profile has just shared a new […]
Our weekly column “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” has been going strong for over a year now! Here’s how it works: Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds […]
Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly) feature in this new still from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug via ComicBookMovie. The Desolation of Smaug is in cinemas from 13 December 2013.
by Alice × on July 12, 2013 at 7:50 am ×
After Gandalf and Legolas, Peter Jackson showed us the last moment on set of the protagonist of Tolkien’s first story: Bilbo Baggins played by Martin Freeman. Another touching moment. “Tonight Martin Freeman finished his last […]
For thousands of years, many cultures have used archery as a significant form of weaponry. However, when firearms arrived on the European scene in the 16th century, they largely replaced bows and arrows in Europe. […]
by Alice × on July 8, 2013 at 4:00 pm ×
From the August issue of Empire Magazine, we had a chance to find out much more about the elven trio from Mirkwood formed by Legolas (Orland Bloom), Thranduil (Lee Pace) and he brand-new character Tauriel […]